So I made one for y'all.
Also still needs some work.
20 August 2007
Weather
I was bored one night so I made this overlay for Google Earth that shows all the major weather radar in Texas.
It works in Google Maps too
It still needs a little work though.
Texas Radar
It works in Google Maps too
It still needs a little work though.
Texas Radar
04 August 2007
02 August 2007
All in a day's work...
So…
My brother and I went down to UTA today to register for classes.
Most uneventful.
Until we tried to go home.
The gas gauge was reading 0.
We managed to get the car started after rocking it back and forth.
But then we needed to get more gas.
I knew of a station down the road that had diesel,
So we went there,
Trying to keep the rpms as low as possible.
We finally pulled up next to the pump just as the engine quit on us.
I was excited.
We had just barely made it.
Then I got out to put the fuel in.
Yeah,
You guessed it.
Wrong side.
My brother and I went down to UTA today to register for classes.
Most uneventful.
Until we tried to go home.
The gas gauge was reading 0.
We managed to get the car started after rocking it back and forth.
But then we needed to get more gas.
I knew of a station down the road that had diesel,
So we went there,
Trying to keep the rpms as low as possible.
We finally pulled up next to the pump just as the engine quit on us.
I was excited.
We had just barely made it.
Then I got out to put the fuel in.
Yeah,
You guessed it.
Wrong side.
30 July 2007
Mud
Well...
For those of you who care about the whole mud thing,
Here is a little bit about what I've been doing.
One of my projects requires a source of Iron.
I know steel is high in Iron,
But I can't find enough info on the impurities.
So I can't use it.
That means,
almost every source I can think of is nor eligible.
Recently,
I thought I could skip the whole mud thing by ordering Iron pellets from a science store on the web.
Minor detail,
These pellets will not conduct electricity.
They seem to be used to dissolve in water for making batteries.
Not sure about the though.
So,
It's back to the mud.
I got a bag of Ironite from Lowe's.
It's soil with higher levels of iron for plants.
So I mixed it with water,
And used a magnet to pull the Iron out.
Using the info on the back,
I calculated I could extract 51.3 cubic centimeters from that bag.
I haven't measured it precisely yet.
But it looks really close
For those of you who care about the whole mud thing,
Here is a little bit about what I've been doing.
One of my projects requires a source of Iron.
I know steel is high in Iron,
But I can't find enough info on the impurities.
So I can't use it.
That means,
almost every source I can think of is nor eligible.
Recently,
I thought I could skip the whole mud thing by ordering Iron pellets from a science store on the web.
Minor detail,
These pellets will not conduct electricity.
They seem to be used to dissolve in water for making batteries.
Not sure about the though.
So,
It's back to the mud.
I got a bag of Ironite from Lowe's.
It's soil with higher levels of iron for plants.
So I mixed it with water,
And used a magnet to pull the Iron out.
Using the info on the back,
I calculated I could extract 51.3 cubic centimeters from that bag.
I haven't measured it precisely yet.
But it looks really close
16 July 2007
The Parable of the Talents
Modified from Matthew 25:14-30 and Luke 19:11-27
The Master left for a time and told his followers to cultivate it and win him more followers. Before he left, he called in his followers to give them resources to invest for him. Too one, he gave great mental capacity. Too another, He gave great physical ability. Too another, He gave a great smile.
The one who had been given great mental capacity went out and studied God’s creation. He revealed many truths to the people and won 5,000 new followers. The one who had been given great physical ability went out and competed in the great sports of his time. He served as a role model and won 2,000 new followers. But the one who had been given the smile kept his face solemn and hid it.
Some time later, the Master came back and gathered his followers to see what they had accomplished. The one who had been given great mental capacity said, “Lord, your talents have won 5,000 followers.” His Master replied, “well done good and faithful servant. You have been faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share in your master’s happiness.”
The one with great physical ability came and said, “Lord, your talents have won 2,000 followers.” His Master replied, “well done good and faithful servant. You have been faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share in your master’s happiness.”
Then the one with the great smile came and said, “Lord, I know you are a hard Master, and I was afraid. So I hid your smile so that it would not be taken by evil men. See here is what belongs too you.”
His Mater replied, “You wicked, lazy servant! You should have at least put My smile on display and bring my joy to the world. At least then you could have of encouraged your brothers in hard times. Take the talent from him and give it to the one who I gave great mental capacity. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
The Master left for a time and told his followers to cultivate it and win him more followers. Before he left, he called in his followers to give them resources to invest for him. Too one, he gave great mental capacity. Too another, He gave great physical ability. Too another, He gave a great smile.
The one who had been given great mental capacity went out and studied God’s creation. He revealed many truths to the people and won 5,000 new followers. The one who had been given great physical ability went out and competed in the great sports of his time. He served as a role model and won 2,000 new followers. But the one who had been given the smile kept his face solemn and hid it.
Some time later, the Master came back and gathered his followers to see what they had accomplished. The one who had been given great mental capacity said, “Lord, your talents have won 5,000 followers.” His Master replied, “well done good and faithful servant. You have been faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share in your master’s happiness.”
The one with great physical ability came and said, “Lord, your talents have won 2,000 followers.” His Master replied, “well done good and faithful servant. You have been faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share in your master’s happiness.”
Then the one with the great smile came and said, “Lord, I know you are a hard Master, and I was afraid. So I hid your smile so that it would not be taken by evil men. See here is what belongs too you.”
His Mater replied, “You wicked, lazy servant! You should have at least put My smile on display and bring my joy to the world. At least then you could have of encouraged your brothers in hard times. Take the talent from him and give it to the one who I gave great mental capacity. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Refreshing Info
An item's value is not determined by the sum of the value of the parts,
or by its performance.
The value is determined by what is paid for.
$20 worth of paint and canvass can be valued at several million dollars if someone is willing to pay that much for a work by that artist.
I might not be willing to pay that much,
But someone else is.
The value is determined by the highest bidder.
I am Jason.
And I have been purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ.
That is most refreshing to know.
or by its performance.
The value is determined by what is paid for.
$20 worth of paint and canvass can be valued at several million dollars if someone is willing to pay that much for a work by that artist.
I might not be willing to pay that much,
But someone else is.
The value is determined by the highest bidder.
I am Jason.
And I have been purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ.
That is most refreshing to know.
26 June 2007
Realization
You know what I just realized…
UTA doesn’t have and AFROTC.
They have an Army ROTC.
UTA shares TCU’s AFROTC.
TCU also happens to be the only college from Texas that the Academy plays.
And this year,
That game is played on 13-SEP,
At USAFA.
Hmm…
Can you say,
“Road trip”?
UTA doesn’t have and AFROTC.
They have an Army ROTC.
UTA shares TCU’s AFROTC.
TCU also happens to be the only college from Texas that the Academy plays.
And this year,
That game is played on 13-SEP,
At USAFA.
Hmm…
Can you say,
“Road trip”?
25 June 2007
Question
Why do people assume that I am more than I really am?
In class,
My peers think I'm brilliant.
I'm not really.
I just know how to apply the stuff.
That and I've had this stuff before.
At work,
Whenever I'm on the sales floor,
without my vest that says "cashier,
Customers assume that I'm a manager,
And that I can solve all their problems.
Fortunately,
I'm decent at solving problems and learn quickly,
So I can get them the answers when I don't know them myself.
I just talked to some grad student,
Asking him about his computer.
He kept calling me sir.
WHY?!?!
I know I look younger than I am,
I hear that all the time.
This guy is obviously older than I am.
Why is he calling me sir?
(Of course, I guess it's better than be called maam...)
People seem to assume that I am more than I really am.
Why is this?
In class,
My peers think I'm brilliant.
I'm not really.
I just know how to apply the stuff.
That and I've had this stuff before.
At work,
Whenever I'm on the sales floor,
without my vest that says "cashier,
Customers assume that I'm a manager,
And that I can solve all their problems.
Fortunately,
I'm decent at solving problems and learn quickly,
So I can get them the answers when I don't know them myself.
I just talked to some grad student,
Asking him about his computer.
He kept calling me sir.
WHY?!?!
I know I look younger than I am,
I hear that all the time.
This guy is obviously older than I am.
Why is he calling me sir?
(Of course, I guess it's better than be called maam...)
People seem to assume that I am more than I really am.
Why is this?
24 June 2007
23 June 2007
Bringing My Work Home...
At least the humorous side of it...
I thought this was rather amusing.
Think about it.
I thought this was rather amusing.
Think about it.
Windows Vista
No offense to anyone who actually uses Vista,
But I've had nothing but horrible night marish experiences with it.
So I made this image.
I pulled the original off "Windos Vista For Dummies" at Amazon.com and twisted it a bit.
20 June 2007
Physics Homework Helper
For those of you in my Physics calss,
I made this little guide to help with Friday's homework.
Homework Helper
For those of you not in my class,
You can see what I spent all day doing.
I made this little guide to help with Friday's homework.
Homework Helper
For those of you not in my class,
You can see what I spent all day doing.
11 June 2007
It's Here
I ordered a copy of PCLinuxOS.
It finally got here.
I'm working on getting all the drivers for my laptop and installing it to another SD card.
It finally got here.
I'm working on getting all the drivers for my laptop and installing it to another SD card.
09 June 2007
SUCCESS!!!
I finally got my computer to boot from nothing but a 256 Mb SD card.
(Ya know, those little postage stamp sized cards y'all use in your cameras?)
No Hard Drive.
My next task is couple several cards together to make a much larger RAID Drive out of SD cards.
Preferably 16 Gb
This is a major step towards one of my current projects.
(Ya know, those little postage stamp sized cards y'all use in your cameras?)
No Hard Drive.My next task is couple several cards together to make a much larger RAID Drive out of SD cards.
Preferably 16 Gb
This is a major step towards one of my current projects.
08 June 2007
08 May 2007
Hello Again
Well,
It has been nearly three months since my last meaningful post.
For those of you who do not know,
I'm no longer at the Air Force Academy.
I'm not going into details here,
If you care to know,
EMail me directly.
Since then,
I've been doing my best to keep busy.
I've started multiple projects,
to be finished as parts come in.
I have finished one,
Here is a link to the photo album I made for it.
Photos
Here's a some video NBC took of the event.
They didn't really get o good shot of them though.
Video
I'm going to be taking classes at the University of Texas in Arlington.
I'm signed up for calculus and physics.
Should be interesting.
Well,
I'll post more when something interesting happens.
It has been nearly three months since my last meaningful post.
For those of you who do not know,
I'm no longer at the Air Force Academy.
I'm not going into details here,
If you care to know,
EMail me directly.
Since then,
I've been doing my best to keep busy.
I've started multiple projects,
to be finished as parts come in.
I have finished one,
Here is a link to the photo album I made for it.
Photos
Here's a some video NBC took of the event.
They didn't really get o good shot of them though.
Video
I'm going to be taking classes at the University of Texas in Arlington.
I'm signed up for calculus and physics.
Should be interesting.
Well,
I'll post more when something interesting happens.
01 March 2007
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